November 2017 News Stories

November 2017 News Stories

Tong Jin Helps Others Adapt to American EducationNorthwestern University graduate student Tong Jin left her hometown of Guiyang in China to study chemistry in the United States. But her experiences as an international student in America also led her to further pursue knowledge about higher education. 12/1/17

Magnuson: ‘Don’t Cherry-Pick Outcomes’Stop worrying so much about whether or not early childhood education programs are working, researcher Katherine Magnuson told School of Education and Social Policy doctoral students during a recent guest lecture and lively discussion in Annenberg Hall.
11/29/17

The Secret Behind Teacher DiversityA move to increase minority college attendance and completion could be the key to greater minority representation in the teaching force, writes School of Education and Social Policy (SESP) Dean David Figlio in the Brookings.com series “Evidence Speaks.”11/21/17

Nzinga Receives Newcombe FellowshipKalonji Nzinga, a doctoral candidate in learning sciences at Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy, has received a 2017 Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship to support his work exploring the educational power of hip-hop.11/13/17

Anderson Wins Alumnae GrantLisa Blaskowski Anderson (MS15) received a 2017 Alumnae of Northwestern University Research grant to increase technological literacy among low-income and underrepresented high school students, a joint research project with Feinberg School of Medicine.
11/3/17

Social Relationships Take Center StageThose weak ties you’ve formed are more important than you might think, sociologist Mario Small of Harvard University said during Northwestern's Social Relationships Across the Life Span conference. Small was one of more than two dozen speakers during the two-day event.11/2/17

Conference Highlights the Power of Social RelationshipsThe social connections we create throughout life can impact everything from self-esteem and learning to inequality and teacher performance, researchers said during Northwestern University’s international “Social Relationships Across the Life Span” conference.11/2/17

CTD’s Eric Calvert Honored with Distinguished Service AwardEric Calvert, associate director for the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy, received a Distinguished Service Award from the Ohio Association for Gifted Children (OAGC).11/20/17